--- title: "1 Teach Bad Quotes By Firoozeh Dumas" description: "1 Teach Bad quotes by Firoozeh Dumas. Plus more from Firoozeh Dumas and more Teach Bad sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/firoozeh-dumas-15576_bad-word_older-boys-often-asked-me-to-teach-them_2142876.jpg" --- > [Older boys often asked me to teach them “some bad words in your language”. At first I politely refused. My refusal merely increased their determination, so I solved the problem by teaching them phrases like 'man kharam' which means “I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/older-boys-often-asked-me-to-teach-them-some-bad-words-in-your/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/firoozeh-dumas-15576_bad-word_older-boys-often-asked-me-to-teach-them_2142876.jpg) ## More by Firoozeh Dumas > [Without my relatives, I am but a thread; together, we form a colorful and elaborate Persian carpet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/without-my-relatives-i-am-but-a-thread-together-we-form-a-colorful/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) > [“On our second day, my parents announced that Kauai was boring. “There’s nothing to look at, just plants and rainbows,” my father declared. “There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/on-our-second-day-my-parents-announced-that-kauai-was-boring-there-s/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) > [Marriage, in my culture, has nothing to do with romance. It's a matter of logic. If Mr. and Mrs. Ahmadi like Mr. and Mrs.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/marriage-in-my-culture-has-nothing-to-do-with-romance-it-s-a-matter/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) > [“I always made sure to put them back in the exact order in which I had found them, for fear of losing the privilege…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/i-always-made-sure-to-put-them-back-in-the-exact-order-in-which-i-had/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) > [“The Japanese have a saying that for every new food we try, we gain seven days of life. I may be immortal by now.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/the-japanese-have-a-saying-that-for-every-new-food-we-try-we-gain/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) > [Most fruits, if left alone on a tree, eventually do ripen, especially if they're not being yelled at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/most-fruits-if-left-alone-on-a-tree-eventually-do-ripen-especially-if/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) > [It's not what we eat or don't eat that makes us good people; it's how we treat one another. As you grow older, you'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/it-s-not-what-we-eat-or-don-t-eat-that-makes-us-good-people-it-s-how/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) > [For me, writing clarifies things. It gives meaning, and it makes me see the connections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/for-me-writing-clarifies-things-it-gives-meaning-and-it-makes-me-see/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) > [When people go to a new country, whether as refugees or immigrants, kids usually assimilate easily, but it's much harder for the grownups. Especially,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/when-people-go-to-a-new-country-whether-as-refugees-or-immigrants/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) > [“... even though we belong to three different religions. We are alike in so many more ways than we are different.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/even-though-we-belong-to-three-different-religions-we-are-alike-in-so/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) > [“At some point, someone must have yelled “Good job, Kaz!,” which my father interpreted as “You should go on television and win a fortune!”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/at-some-point-someone-must-have-yelled-good-job-kaz-which-my-father/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) > [My father's motto has always been 'Room in the heart, room in the house.' As charming as this sounds, it translates into a long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/my-father-s-motto-has-always-been-room-in-the-heart-room-in-the-house/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) > [“only bookworms get excited over other bookworms”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/only-bookworms-get-excited-over-other-bookworms/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) > [“. . . to deny someone an education is not just a crime but a sin, because you are denying that person the opportunity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/to-deny-someone-an-education-is-not-just-a-crime-but-a-sin-because/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) > [“Is that boy from your country?” she asked me. “Why, yes,” I wanted to tell her. “In my country, which I own, this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/firoozeh-dumas/is-that-boy-from-your-country-she-asked-me-why-yes-i-wanted-to-tell/) [Firoozeh Dumas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/firoozeh-dumas/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teach-bad/firoozeh-dumas/#itemlist", "name": "1 Teach Bad Quotes By Firoozeh Dumas", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Older boys often asked me to teach them “some bad words in your language”. 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